Disasters Charter Activated: Floods in Kenya

May 4, 2010 at 2:21 pm | Posted in Remote Sensing Law Current Events | Leave a comment

by Joanne Irene Gabrynowicz with the blog faculty

Source: International Charter SPACE AND MAJOR DISASTERS

Type of Event Floods

Location of Event Kenya

Date of Charter Activation 01/05/2010

Charter Requestor UNOOSA on behalf of UN OCHA Kenya

Project Management Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development

Description of the Event

Torrential rains and floods in more than 15 districts in Kenya from December 2009 to early 2010 have claimed lives and left massive destruction of houses, household property, infrastructure and farmlands. Thousands of people have been affected by the floods and been displaced.